The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-02
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
Mr. Edmunds Insists on the Regular
and Orderly Transaction of Business.
The House at Last Shows a Disposition to
Hurry Legislation, by Suspending the
Rules and Passing Appropriation Bills.


transaction of business" and not to yield to any
effort to hurry up proceedings. First. Mr.. Cam
eron moved to dispense with the reading OF the |
journal, and then Mr. Hale asked leave to In |
terrupt the reading IN order to have the naval
appropriation bill referred to the committee on
appropriations; and again Mr. Sherman moved
to dispense with the further reading OF the
journal, to all of which propositions MT. Ed |
munds objected; and so the reading of the jour
nal was proceeded with, occupying twenty min
utes' time
The presiding officer submitted message
from the President vetoing the Senate bill for a
public building st Lafayette, Ind
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, who quoted the
phrase, federal decoration" from a former veto
message of the President, the message was re
ferred to the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
Mr. Hoar from the committee on privileges
and elections. reported back the credentials of
Senators Stockbridge, OF Michigan, and Turpie,
of Indiana, together with the protest of the two
houses of the Indiana Legislature in the latter
case, and moved that they be placed on file and
the committee discharged from their further
consideration So ordered. Also. resolution
authorizing the committee to sit during the re-
cess and continue an investigation heretofore or
dered in the alleged ballot-box outrages in Tex
as. Referred to the committee on contingent
expenses.
The naval appropriation bill was read the sec
ond time and referred to the committee on ap-
preparations.
Mr. Morgan offered resolution instructing
the committee on Indian affairs to examine into
the condition of Indian tribes along the northern
border of the United States, and especially on
the White Earth reservation, Minnesota, and to
investigate the conduct of Indian agents, etc.
Adopted.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Sher
man for daily meeting at IL A. NJ was adopted.
The Senate then on motion of Mr. Sawyer.
Iad fOo idaro firu nf ancin llc
the calendar. All the pension bills on the cal
endar ffty-seven in number were passed, the
time occupied being just twenty-five minutes.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on appropria-
tions, reported back the naval appropriation
bill, with amendments Ordered printed and
placed on the calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes. the House bill to
grant the right OF way through the Indian Ter
ritcry to the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Rail-
way Company. taken from the calendar.
and after explanation, PASSED.
On motion of Mr. Mcmillan, the House bill to
provide for term of court at Duluth Mimi, was
taken from the calendar and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Platt, the House bill to
mex portion of Idaho to Washington Territory
taken from the calendar and passed. with
amendments. conference asked the
amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb, the House bill! for
feiting certain lands granted to the State of
Michigan for a railroad from Ontonagon to the
Wisconsin State line was taken from The calen-
dar, and several amendments were adopted.
Mr. Palmer offered an amendment for exemp-
tion of part of the line from Ontonagon to a
point interesting of the line of the Marquette,
Houghton e. Optonagon road, not exceeding
twenty miles in distance. Rejected-yeas %,
says a.
'On motion to reconsider the vote the bill
was laid aside temporarily.
The conference report on the river and harbor
bill presented by Mr. Mcmillan, and ex
planned. The bill, as it came from the House
originally, appropriated, he said 81. 468, 600;
itpassed the Senate, it appropriated 80 620 600;
as now reported from the conference committee,
it appropriated SO. 9l3, 800 The reading of the
bill was then commenced.
After more than half an hour had been spent
in reading las demanded by Mr. Edmundsl Mr.
Beck inquired whetherit was worth while to con-
tnue the reading when no Senator was listening,
and when the Senator who had asked TO. the
reading was not within the chamber.
Mr.. Mcmillan, who has charge of the bill.
stated that Mr.. Edmunds, before leaving the
chamber, had requested him to have the bill
read to the end.
Mr.. Hoar asked whether it was not within the
power of the Senate to protect itself from the
reading of matter to suit the will of an absent
Senator
The presiding officer held that the Senator
from Vermont having requested that the bill be
read-it not in order to dispense with this
reading. And so the reading continued to The
end of the bill.
The conference report was then agreed to,
without discussion and without division.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the
grants in Michigan. the question being on Mr..
Palmer's motion to reconsider the vote rejecting
the amendment offered by him.
Mr. Teller moved to lay the motion to recon
Bider the table. Agreed to-yeas 90, nays %.
The bill was then passed without division
On motion of Mr.. Cullom, the House bill to
convey to and confirm in the City of Aurora,
ILL.,, small island in the Fox river, within the
limits Of the city, was passed Other bills were
taken from the calendar and passed, follows:
House bill to confirm to Emile Guerin and
Cheri P. Major title to certain lands in Point
Coupe Parish, La. Imotion to reconsider made
by Mr.. Edmundsl; House blu for the relief of j.
NJ. Hobbs of Arkansas; Senate bill to authorize
the construction Of bridge across the Missouri
river at near Yankton, ID. t.. Senate bill tc
quiet title of settlers the Des Moines river
lands in Iowa
The bill making appropriations to pay pen
eioners of the Mexican war was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
The House bill for ascertaining and settlins
private land claims in New Mexico, Arizona an(
Colorado was taken from the calendar.
Mr.. Hawley opposed the bill, stating that b,
had seldom seen worse one.
Pending discussion the Senate took recess
until p NJ.
When the Senate met after the recess the gal
leries and corridors were densely packed will
spectators The deficiency bin was received
from the House, and read the first and secont
hines and referred to the committee on appropria
lions
The Senate then resumed consideration of tn
bi, for ascertaining and settling private Ian,
claims in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado.
After long discussion, the bill was amende,
30 as to apply to other States and Territories
and passed without division A conference wa
asked.
The Senate then took up the House bill 70
the allowance Of certain claims reported by tn
accounting officers of the Treasury. The bill i
long one, composed mostly of small item:
and covers ninetv-three pages. The sums Q
money named are principally for quartermaster
and commissary stores taken by the army durin
: the war, in Missouri, West Virginia, Kentucky
MARYLAND and some parts of Tennessee.